Recipe

Pasta Carbonara Recipe

	Jo_jo_ba / All my dishes 2 years, 4 months ago A takeoff on traditional carbonara using diced ham instead of pancetta and throwing in some red pepper flakes. Not your usual cream-based sauce, but still sinfully rich! Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:6	Jo_jo_ba
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Ingredients

1 pound penne or linguine

2 tbsp flavourful olive oil

1/3 pound cooked ham or Canadian Bacon

5 cloves garlic, crushed

1/4 cup white onion, diced

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 cup dry white wine

2 large egg yolks

3 tablespoons freshly grated Asiago cheese

A liberal sprinkle of black pepper

Directions

Cook pasta to an al dente texture and drain, setting aside 1/4 cup pasta water.

Heat large skillet over moderate heat.

Saute ham in a drizzle of oil until it warms through and begins to brown.

Add measured olive oil, garlic, onion and crushed pepper flakes and saute 3-4 minutes.

Add wine to the pan and reduce by half, 2 minutes.

Seperately, beat together egg yolks, cheese and pepper.

While whisking vigorously, stir in a ladle of the boiling pasta water.

Add hot pasta to pan containing garlic mixture.

Toss pasta with ham, add egg mixture and stir well 1 minute. Take off heat.

Continue to mix pasta well until sauce is thickly coating the pasta.

Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve.

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Comments

krumkake 2 years, 4 months ago said:
I do love carbonara - this one sounds delish!

pinchmysalt 2 years, 4 months ago said:
I love the changes you've made! I like to add crushed red pepper to just about everything! :-)

jo_jo_ba 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 400.8
Total Fat: 10.6 g
Cholesterol: 83.5 mg
Sodium: 373.5 mg
Total Carbs: 58.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
Protein: 16.8 g